An introduction to both the scope and potential of researching digital media and society and to the use and application of a range of popular methods for doing research.Â

The definitive text for students and scholars of Consumer Culture Theory (CCT), now fully updated and expanded to include the latest CCT research and consumption and marketplace phenomena.

Build your confidence in the primary classroomDeepen your own mathematical subject knowledgeDiscover why generations of primary teachers have relied on Derek Haylock's explanations of key mathematical concepts to support their understanding and strengthen their teachingThis seventh edition has been fully updated to offer a broader exploration of mastery teaching, deeper connections to contemporary research and new coverage of how children learn to count. It is supported by a fantastic range o...

A pathbreaking introduction to the controversial, contested and deeply political topic of development. Written in an engaging and eminently readable style, leading authors invite readers to examine the political dynamics behind some of today’s most complex global issues, from rising inequality and social exclusion to the climate crisis. By confronting false assumptions and dispelling myths, the book challenges readers to see politics as not only the obstacle to development, but also the mea...

An exploration of both the context and practice of increasingly automated welfare states. From the complex technological systems behind implementation, to the lived experiences of citizens and workers in these new systems, to the possibilities for resisting and re-directing this datafication.

This book positions qualitative analysis as an ongoing process occurring over the life cycle of a project. It pays attention to the research proposal and the decisions taken early on in the research design that influence the analysis, such as the use of theory, sampling and data collection.

A comprehensive biological psychology textbook that fits with the BPS guidelines for undergraduate study, this title represents an inexpensive, yet graphical, colourful, research-rich, and pedagogically developed textbook fully in tune with lecturers' and students' needs in biological psychology.

This book shows youth work students and professionals how to locate their practice within the professional code of ethics

An indispensable guide to the key research and study skills that students need to develop, and then put into effective practice at all levels.

Now in its 3rd edition, this book provides a prime resource for for enabling the effective teaching of science at primary level. It now also includes a CD-rom of 200 science investigations for use with young learners of science, to help trainee teachers explore the practical application of the topics covered in the book.